Mercedes-Benz Championship

Pair of eagles lifts Hansen to Mercedes-Benz title

Denmark's Soren Hansen sank Ryder Cup compatriot Thomas Bjorn with a pair of eagles in the Mercedes-Benz Championship at Gut Larchenhof yesterday. The 33-year-old from Copenhagen, whose only previous Tour win was the 2002 Irish Open, had a final 67 for a 17-under 271 and a four-stroke victory worth £217,277 after chipping in at the 13th then holing from 12 feet after skipping over a bunker at the 15th to bag eagle threes.

Bjorn, 36, was tied with Hansen after three rounds, but had to settle for 72 and joint fourth place, a stroke behind England's Philip Archer (68), beaten in a play-off in last week's European Masters, and Scot Alastair Forsyth (70).

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